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11. TOM TAKES ON PSYCHIATRY
Bouncing on Oprah's couch was a little odd, but it was Tom Cruise's leap into a heated debate over the mental-health profession that really puzzled fans. In May 2005, while promoting Paramount's War of the Worlds, Cruise criticized Brooke Shields for taking antidepressants during her postpartum depression. He then tore into the Today show's Matt Lauer, calling him ''glib'' for suggesting that the ADD drug Ritalin has helped people.
CAREER IMPACT: MAJOR In August 2006, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone ended Paramount's relationship with Cruise's production company, citing the actor's ''recent conduct.'' Cruise, now co-head of United Artists studio, will next be seen with Meryl Streep in November's Lions for Lambs.
